Money, money, money and more money

Yes money, we all want it, some of us more than others, but without exception we all need it.
We have bills to pay, kids that need feeding, college funds to contribute to, a car that needs gas and mortgages to pay, of course you could be one of the privileged few born into money but even you will need money , even more than the average Joe since you are so used to it.
I have met people who tell me they despise money! Hun? How do you despise money? This came to me recently from someone living in a multi-million dollar house and with a husband providing handsomely to her despised bank account!
Lets get one thing clear: unless you already have lots of money, you will need to somehow earn or obtain some to survive, money is a commodity, an exchange system were by I give you money and you give me goods and services in exchange.
There is no need to be worshiping at the feet of Mammon to want money, life can become very hard indeed when there is a lack of funds. We can see that with the unfortunates turfed out of their homes by greedy banks, lack of money got them to live in the street.
Now I don't think that the mere pursuit of money just to accumulate wealth or to have one over the neighbors is a good idea, there will always be someone richer than you, how much are you willing to give up for money? How important is it for you to accumulate more things? Do you really need a fancy car? A bigger house? First class travel perhaps?
Ask yourself these questions:

why do I want money?

What will I do with it?

How much do I need to get the life I want?

By doing this little exercise of asking yourself those questions, you may come to realize that what you want is not the money but what you can buy with it.